St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24
They Arrive at the National Capital in
Fine Trim and March to Their
Camp.
rhe Long Ride Induced Hunger and the
Provender Disappeared With Good
Healthy Rapidity-
Every One Confident That Minnesota
Will Make Creditable Showing in
the Drill Contests.
The President May Come West---Su-
preme Court Decisions----General
Washington Intelligence.
Special to the Globe.

of a session OF congress has ever
awakened this Southern. sleepy town in
May as it is now. There is sort of
dun VivimuS vivamuS air on the faces
of the visitors, and an equally nil deS-
perandum echoing grin on the Wash
ingtonian physiognomy. The air is full
of enjoyment on the yard-wide plan,
and the streets are rife with people on
pleasure bent. The hotel lobbies teen
with moving, pushing throngs of no.
bodies treading on the feet of some
bodies; and uniformed topnoddies
swelling like turkey-cocks over the un-
pretentiouS. The White-tented fields
look like mnemonic panoramaS of '61-5.
The shrieking flies vie with the blatant
bassoons and blaring bugleS. Clat-
ter go the mailed feet of the
horses of the horsemen and of the
chariotS and caiSSonS, as we'll as
of the rafting and rumbling heavy
ordnance from the arsenal. 1t is not
able event. this national drill. and
worthy of all that has been predicted
and hoped for it. 1t was very quiet
and pleasant Sunday afternoon when
the Minnesota militiamen debarked
menced their march up historic Penn
sylvania avenue to the grounds at Camp
Washington, within the shadow of the
great monolithic monument. They.did
not march with ''epeS 'front.'" as is their
wont. That was hardly to be expected
of them. Few of their number had
ever before visited the national capital,
and of course they could not close their
eyes to the myriads of little and large
incidents in the way of scenery and hap
peningS. AS they approached the av-
enue, the cleaning dome of the capitol
greeted them and magnetically held
their gaze. Then one by one the other
public buildings caught their eyes.
Hence their march up the avenue was
a sort of tramp to a picnic rather than
an exhibition of Soldiery. 1t wasn't
their turn to show off what they can do.
When the drill comes off they will ap-
pear to better advantage. There is no
better location in the immense camp
than that which has been designated for
the Minnesota boys. 1t is near the main
entrance, and far enough away to be
free from the dust and discomfort of the
passing wagons. The lemonade stands
and the suffers rum mill are convent
emily near. too; so that the militiamen
can be ''freShed'' or refreshed. as they
may choose, wisely or unwisely. Near
them are the wicked-looking fellows of
the Milwaukee Light Battery. They
clatteTed up the avenue right behind the
Minnesotians. and wheeled into camp
near them. These boys are
PLAYING SOLDIER,
but it looks awfully suggestive of the
real thing. The saloons were all closed
Sunday. and the police authorities were
unusually vigilant. and it is we'll that
they were so. Several of the visiting
soldiers were out of camp ION leave, =
with the intention of taking the town
and smearing it with vermilion. They
had evidently brought a quantum of
tangle-leg with them, and had caused it
to be absorbed in toto; but they wanted
more. DeviliSh they were, but they
the Finest police force in the land in
duced them to return to camp before
their time had expired, by presenting to
them the alternative of camp or cell.
During inauguration week the PennSyl-
vania militia were seriously diSOrderly.
They are likely to be again, during the
week of this national drill. But, if they
are, there will be a lot of cracked crania
sent back to Pennsylvania. The
policemen who were severely handled
by the PennsylvanianS on the occa-
sion of their last1yisit have de-
termined to control the visitors, or break
are here ready for operations. The
book-mabers are on the ground selling
options and all that sort of thing on the
competitors for the prizes. Heavy odds
are being offered on the Memphis Chick
aSaw guards, the Porter guards and the
Washington Light Infantry corps by
their respective advocates and hackers.
The entire camp is surrounded by peri
patetic hokey-pokey ice cream fiends.
These bare-legged little niggers are
pushing their air-tight carts along, con-
stantly on the move, and rending the
air, making night hideous and day
demOniacal, by their shrieks of Hickey.
pokey. hokey-pokey, ice cream. five
cents package" Did you ever see it.
1t is pseudo ice cream, made out of ques,
tibnable milk with quantum sufficit OF
dirt, frozen into cakes. Beware of it.
THE MINNESOTA COMPANIES
were awarded the first honor on guard
duty between ) and o'clock during
dress parade. at the south gate, the posi-
of honor, to-day. AT 3 o'clock the draw.
ings occurred for places in the competi.
tion drill. Capt. Amory, Company A
drew No. Z: Capt. Bean. Company D.
No. 63. This makes it necessary that
Company A enter the lists tomorrow
Inspection was ordered at 8 a. m. on
Minnesota avenue, the street between
the two lines of Minnesota tents
Lieuts. Ames and Taylor pronounce the
men ready for competition. Company
ID will enter probably Saturday. This
leaves them the advantage of further
drill. This morning Company A ate a
little rice and went to drill at 5 a. m.
the first men on the grounds
They drilled until 7:3O and then
went to breakfast. Company u
breakfasted at 7:30 and then drilled till
10. Both companies are pleased with
the arrangements. They sent Rodgers
and Cunningham on ahead and had the
tents up, the mess tents in shape and
supper ready when the men arrived
They ate everything on the table. The
location is the finest on the drill ground
near the Washington monument, and
near the Potomac. They catch every
breeze and it is cool and pleasant. Capt
Bean and Lieuts. Metz and TepyOOrde
are glad they are not to drill Saturday
in competition. Capt. Amory says he is
Mlad of the early drill this morning. The
Hence around the ground makes an echo
bait the men soon got accustomed thereto
alad heard the orders we'll. The com.
pany mascottes are an Irish setter, q
bull pup. a colored boy. and beautiful
lady. The boys have picked up
g. SEVEN HoRsEsHoEs.
for tuck. They were obliged to pass
one on Pennsylvania avenue on theil
arrival and have been sorry since. The